Pumpkin Mini Cakes are a unique take on cupcakes with delicious pumpkin cake and luscious cinnamon buttercream frosting. A great treat for any Fall Holiday.

Closeup on three Pumpkin Mini Cakes  on a white platter with a mini pumpkin in the background.

It wouldn’t be fall without something pumpkin.  These Pumpkin Mini Cakes are the perfect fall treat.  We used the same Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting that we used in our Pumpkin Cupcakes in a Jar, and it turned this pumpkin-y treat from great to fabulous.

How to Make

A mixing bowl filled with Pumpkin Cake Batter and a Whoopie Cake Pan sitting on a white table.

Step 1: For the cake part of the Pumpkin Mini Cakes we used Pillsbury’s Perfectly Pumpkin Premium Cake Mix.  It turned out great, very pumpkin-y.  The batter was the color of a traditional spice cake so we added orange food coloring to the batter so the cake would look more striking. We used Wilton Whoopie Pies pan to make these cute mini cakes.  They are a great alternative to a traditional cupcake!

Decorating bag filled with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting sitting next to three unfrosted cakes.

Step 2: For the frosting, we used our Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting – it is super delicious. You can find all the directions you’ll need to make it right here.

Closeup on a Pumpkin Mini Cake frosted with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting.

Step 3: Using a Wilton 2D decorating tip we swirled on the Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting in a rosette pattern. This is easy to do with this particular tip. Just start in the center and swirl the frosting in circles until you get to the outside of the cupcake top. 

Closeup on three Pumpkin Mini Cakes  sitting on a white table.

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Pumpkin Mini Cakes

Yield 24 mini cakes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Pumpkin Mini Cakes are a unique take on cupcakes with delicious pumpkin cake and luscious cinnamon buttercream frosting. A great treat for any Fall Holiday.

Ingredients

  • 1 box Pumpkin Cake Mix
  • Eggs (amount according to cake mix instructions)
  • Milk (amount according to cake mix instructions)
  • Oil (amount according to cake mix instructions)
  • 1 batch of our The Best Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

Instructions

  1. Make up a batch of Pumpkin Cake Mix according to the directions on the box.
  2. Pour batter into a Wilton Whoopie Pie baking pan
  3. Bake in 350 oven for 20 mins.
  4. Allow Mini Cakes to cool.
  5. Make a batch of our The Best Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting.
  6. Using a Wilton 2D decorating tip we swirled on the Cinnamon Frosting in a rosette pattern.

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